Well, I've done a flying-boat Tracker (you may remember her) ...
... & I have 2 more in the stash, one of which will be Real World from my Tracker Whacker days.
The third is going to be whiffed as a Coastal/Maritime Patrol & Surveillance aircraft, with a turboprop conversion, to be employed by the Royal Australian Navy Coast Guard.
Now, what I would like from you guys is some inspiration for this future build.
Let's start with a little list of areas to look at;
1.) Engines* - obviously the Garrett/Honeywell TPE331 (T76) or Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A but are there any other possibilities?
2.) Surveillance packages* - what would be some useful data gathering & interpreting systems suitable for general coastal/maritime ELINT?
3.) Patrol packages* - optical & electronic search systems suitable for general coastal/maritime detection & observation tasks?
4.) Integrated systems - how would these packages be incorporated into the airframe with minimal alteration of the existing lay-out (remembering that this is
not meant to be a weapons carrier).
* - Any photo's you may have of the visible aspects of any suggested options would be greatly appreciated (with measurements, please).
Cheers!